chrysler 300c

**orly_andico** · February 2nd, 2006 07:33 PM

i see more and more of these monsters roaming the streets and i was kind of curious. turns out it has the suspension and gearbox of the Merc E-class and the V8 hemi version can turn off 4 of the cylinders at a time (turning it from a 5.7L to a 2.85L engine) much like the 4G93 MIVEC mitsubishi engine.

the base price in the US goes from $24K for the 190hp V6, to $33K for the 300C 5.7L V8 with cylinder shutoff. but it seems only the 300c is being sold locally. so how much are they selling these things here? if it's less than 2M that would be one heck of a buy (compared to say the puny BMW 120i).

**theveed** · February 2nd, 2006 07:40 PM

edit... 2.5M pala

Kung may pera ako gusto ko din, angas eh hehe.

http://motioncars.com/carchart/html/chrysler_300c.htm
http://motioncars.com/archive/octobe...00c/index.html

**kyle618** · February 2nd, 2006 07:43 PM

the 300c has 2 variants here... the 3.5L V6 model is 2.65million and the 5.7L Hemi is 3.2million. bili na! jk

**orly_andico** · February 2nd, 2006 07:54 PM

yikes! that's horrendous. laki naman ng patong nila! the top end one is $34K which is sub-2M.
but then again it's not a "masa" car.

you'll notice that the entry-level cars cost the same here and the US (e.g. mazda3 starts at $14k and goes to $20k for the 2.3L AWD hatch). but the higher-end cars ang laki ng gap.

sa ganung presyo, i can see people in the 2M executive car range still going for a Bimmer.

**boyscout** · February 2nd, 2006 08:15 PM

V8 hemi version can turn off 4 of the cylinders at a time

i think it works only if there is an engine problem and the car would switch to limp mode much like the 7-series bimmers...i am not actually sure ha...

**theveed** · February 2nd, 2006 08:20 PM

It's true that it deactivates the 4cyl (not pag sira)... Pero sama padin daw fuel economy

http://www.drive.com.au/editorial/ar...f=7&bg=36&pp=3

**mbt** · February 3rd, 2006 12:37 AM

at 2.5 M, that's already a bargain when you consider that it rivals cars like the BMW 5 Series and Merc E-Class which cost 4 M+. hehe.

i think i'd pick a 300C over those two just for the astounding road presence hehe

**basti08** · February 3rd, 2006 12:51 AM

cylinder deactivation functions only when cruising...like say for example, you're cruising at 100kph...it will cut off half of the cylinders since kaya naman ng 4cyl mag cruise sa ganung speed.
but at higher speeds WIK, di rin to gumagana.

anyway, at 2.5M...no wonder andame na nya sa kalsada.

**Karding** · February 3rd, 2006 01:11 AM

tama, it works at cruising speeds. much like the MIVEC nga and for newer honda odyssey.

parang bentley ang aftermarket grille, kaya yung mga wannabe gangster sa 'hood' thats their choice. Maganda nga naman, at mura pa.

ganda.